Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 105 | 94 | 104 | 75 | 73 | 149 | 137 | 156 | 147 | 196 | 429 | 402 | 498 | 696 | 827 | 795 | 763 | 633 | 527 | 339 | 313 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.70m | 8:51PM1.59m | 9:23AM1.66m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:19AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.38m | 2:44PM0.44m | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:38PM0.49m | 3:54AM0.47m | 4:30PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 47 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 27 | 137 | 156 | 147 | 193 | 429 | 402 | 498 | 696 | 827 | 795 | 763 | 633 | 527 | 339 | 130 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 105 | 70 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 17 | 131 | 144 | 196 | 251 | 243 | 103 | 119 | 222 | 184 | 180 | 140 | 128 | 109 | 313 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | NNE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 73 | 149 | 77 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 109 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 95 | 94 | 104 | 75 | 31 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 88 | 119 | 218 | 72 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 101 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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